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Caltrans Public Meeting and Tree Workshop

February 9, 2023 6pm – 8:30 at the Burlingame Community Center “Sequoia Room” 850 Burlingame Avenue, Burlingame– “Design is Underway, Caltrans Needs your Input”…www.ElCaminoRealProject.com for event details

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Burlingame Drive-In Monument installed

October 2022- What is now the META site was filled in the mid- to late 1960s by the Anza-Pacific Corporation out of illegal fill placed into the Bay that formed a roughly 146-acre peninsula, part of which became a 2-screen … Continue reading

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Caltrans is working on the Environmental Draft for the El Camino Real Renewal Project this summer and fall 2021

Keep up to date using the Caltrans links: https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-4/d4-projects/d4-san-mateo-82-el-camino-real-project

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HORSING AROUND BURLINGAME – Virtual Walking Tour

On Saturday, August 1st join the Burlingame Historical Society for our “virtual” walking tour: “Horsing Around Burlingame” to explore Burlingame’s equestrian past. Several virtual walking tours are being offered in conjunction with the San Mateo County Historical Association’s Victorian Days: … Continue reading

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Where Do the Names of Our Streets Come From?

(Draft 10) Additions: Carol Avenue, East Carol Avenue, Devereux Drive ORIGIN OF STREET NAMES DRAFT 10

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Caltrans: El Camino Real Renewal Project– Virtual Scoping

After decades of conflict with Caltrans regarding plans to widen and remove trees on El Camino Real, there is a major project being proposed on which you can provide input. The goal of this project is to both improve the … Continue reading

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Memorial Day 2020

“The success of his mission depended entirely upon his skill, courage, and unfaltering devotion to duty.” A recently found San Mateo Times clipping, from July 11, 1942, notes this quote and posthumous award of the Flying Cross that was bestowed … Continue reading

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Temporary Museum Closure :(

PLEASE NOTE! Due to concerns regarding COVID-19 transmission, the Burlingame Hillsborough History Museum will unfortunately be closed at least through April. Please check updates for future scheduling and enjoy our most recent presentations, online (visit the “Exhibits” tab). Thank you … Continue reading

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LONGTIME AND LOCAL. Burlingame Historical Society Annual presentation

Sunday, February 23rd at 1:45 in the Lane Room of the Public Library. Join us for Conversations with businesses that have been in Burlingame for over 25 years. To view photographs of these businesses, select the “Exhibits” tab, and select … Continue reading

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Where Did Our Street Names Come from? (updated 1-2020)

ORIGIN OF STREET NAMES DRAFT 8

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